Oldest bony fish fossils uncover early vertebrate evolution
Fossil and reconstruction of Eosteus. Image Credit Image by IVPP, CAS Chinese paleontologists have discovered the world’s oldest…
First ever recording of shark in Antarctic waters
Still from Minderoo-UWA deep sea camera footage (Image: Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research Centre/YouTube) By DIVE Staff Researchers from the…
Crown-of-thorns outbreak developing in northern Great Barrier Reef
Crown of thorns starfish are voracious predators (Photo: Shutterstock) By Mark ‘Crowley’ Russell Scientists are responding to an…
A North Atlantic Right Whale Baby Boom Is On—but the Species Remains at Risk
After nearly two decades, the baby whale came back—as a mother, with a baby of its own. Julie…
Black coral colony discovered off New Zealand among largest on record
The giant colony is one of the largest found in New Zealand (Image: still from Victoria University video/YouTube)…
Bristol Scientists Discover Early Sponges Were Soft
Newswise — Sponges are among earth’s most ancient animals, but exactly when they evolved has long puzzled scientists.…
Great Salt Lake Roundworm Gets Shoshone Name
Newswise — Nematodes recently discovered in the Great Salt Lake belong to at least one species that is…
Subsurface ocean ‘storms’ linked to rapid Antarctic ice melt
image: ©nikkytok | iStock UC Irvine and NASA researchers have identified stormlike circulation patterns beneath Antarctic ice shelves…
Continental peels fuel ocean volcanoes
A piece of the lowermost continental mantle (the crystalline roots of the continents). This represents the material that…
Chinese satellite clears in-orbit test to track salinity from space
China has achieved another milestone in marine science. Its first satellite dedicated to ocean salinity detection has completed…
‘A living lab’ – NZ’s first marine reserve turns 50 – University of Auckland
Half a century has passed since marine scientists won the battle to establish a marine reserve around Te…
Southern Ocean Secrets from the Last Ice Age
Off the coast of Antarctica, the sea ice retreated toward the southernmost continent and, like a bottle cap…